COUNTRYSIDE QUIZ
1. Which river is depicted in John Constable’s The Hay Wain?
a) Usk b) Stour c) Thames d) Dee
2. Where did the first recorded Viking raid in Britain take place?
a) Iona Abbey b) Lindisfarne c) York d) Stamford Bridge
3. In which English county do two rival villages compete to control a keg of beer on Easter Monday?
a) Cambridgeshire b) Leicestershire c) Yorkshire d) Cumbria
4. Which of these birds lays blood-red eggs (above)?
a) Robin b) Golden eagle c) Peregrine falcon d) Blackbird
5. It’s considered good luck to plant which herb on Good Friday?
a) Sage b) Rosemary c) Parsley d) Thyme
6. Which English monarch started the tradition of handing out Maundy Money on Maundy Thursday?
a) Queen Victoria b) King George V c) King Edward I d) King John
7. What are kelpies?
a) Small flying insects b) Shape-shifting aquatic spirits
c) Scottish pies made with fried seaweed
d) A species of bird
8. What is Britain’s smallest bird?
a) Wren b) Dunnock c) Long-tailed tit
d) Goldcrest
9. Calendula is another name for what flowering annual?
a) Pot marigold b) Poached-egg plant c) Love-in-a-mist d) Sweet pea
10. Who painted Fishermen at Sea and Frosty Morning?
a) John Constable b) JMW Turner c) Thomas Gainsborough d) John Martin
11. Where is Titan, the largest cave shaft in Britain, located?
a) Pembrokeshire b) Lake District c) Peak District d) Cornwall
12. In 1803, engineer Richard Trevithick developed the world’s first what?
a) Steam railway locomotive b) Steam-powered ship c) Steam-powered cotton mill
d) Light aircraft
13. What is the species Andrena cineraria also known as?
a) Garden bumble bee b) Ashy mining bee c) Hairy-footed flower bee d) Early mining bee
14. Which wildflower is pictured left?
a) Cornflower b) Chicory c) Columbine d) Harebell
15. Which of the following is not a variety of apple?
a) Sheep’s Nose b) Slap-Ma-Girdle c) Dusky Beauty d) Porter’s Perfection
FEBRUARY
ACROSS: 1 Mastiff 5/3 Shining Tor 10 Barra 11 Terrier
12 Rear 14 Henge 16 Spider
18 Isthmus 20 Nosebag
22 Forest 23 Stop 25 Leave
26 Lock 28 Hawthorn
29/15 Cuckoo spit
31 Skylark 32 Esk Pike
DOWN: 2 Amble 4 Feather 6 Harvest 7 Nails
8 Narcissus 9 Stinking nanny 13 Redds 17 Pony track 19
Morel 21 Belvoir 22 Fleeces 24 Petal 27 Crook 30 Cep.
MARCH
ACROSS: 1 Copper
5 Dabchick 9 Pier 10 Foxes
11 Rams 12 Grasmere
13/29 Marble Arch 14 Scilly 17 Sherwood 19 Storm off
22 Gored 24 Relief
26 Rothesay 30 Leger
31 Bird 32 Glampers
DOWN: 2 Osier 3 Parasol
4 Ruffe 5 Dexters 6 Besom 7 Hardraw 8 Camelford
15 Cathedral 16 Yeo 18 Egg 20 Rainham 21 Forages
23 Reed-bed 25/33 False Widow 27 Throw 28 Arrow.